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Sunday, February 01, 2004

Janet Jackson’s Boob

Here’s the link to the soon to be infamous picture of Janet Jackson’s boob. During the halftime show, Justin Timberlake tore off a part of Janet’s outfit to reveal her boob. The caption on this story claims it was an accident.

Bull.

It was on purpose and designed to shock. It worked.

Here’s a picture of her right after it happened.

UPDATE: Drudge says that top executives at CBS approved the boob move (that meeting had to be entertaining).

For me, the boob was just the icing on the cake for the half time show. I thought it sucked. I was bored and offended at the same time. The songs were inappropriate for the audience. I’m not a prude. I don’t mind watching stuff like that when it’s entertaining, but the Super Bowl is a family event. I can’t imagine letting any of my kids watch that crap.

It’s a shame when these folks, some of whom are actually talented, resort to softcore porn to make their mark.

UPDATE2: Upon looking at the closeups of Janet’s boob on Drudge, it looks like a freaky nipple ring - not a pasty. I still don’t buy that it was an accident. His movements were too purposeful. The only real question is if it was approved by CBS, the NFL, MTV, etc. or if it was just a stunt cooked up by Janet and Justin.

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I don’t know what I’m more pissed about: Kid Rock wearing the American Flag like a T-shirt or Janet Jackson’s boobs flopping in the breeze.

On a side note: I hope that when I’m 40, my boobs are as, um, sparkly as hers are.
Posted by on February 01, 2004 at 2056 hrs

If you can afford the surgery she’s had, they will.
Posted by Owen on February 01, 2004 at 2059 hrs

Wendy: when I was trying to convince my wife it was a pastie and not a nipple au natural, I pointed out that real nipples don’t have sparkles.

Owen: I totally agree that the clothes-tearing was intentional, just based on the way Timberlake tore off the cup and then held onto it (as seen here), and the way Jackson was blase about it. Plus, why else would she have been wearing a pastie?

While I was typing this, my wife pointed out that Timberlake may have been trying to tear off her oufit (the black part) while leaving her bra (the red part) on. That sort of makes sense.
Posted by Les Jones on February 01, 2004 at 2132 hrs

If you compare the right and left uh cups the right has half as many snaps holding it on.
Posted by on February 01, 2004 at 2158 hrs

I don’t know what I’m more pissed about: Kid Rock wearing the American Flag like a T-shirt or Janet Jackson’s boobs flopping in the breeze.

I know which one I’m more pissed off about and it’s the desecration of our flag. Stuff like that makes me wish the liberals were right and Ashcroft really could banish someone to Gitmo for stunts like the one Kid Rock pulled.
Posted by Ben on February 01, 2004 at 2335 hrs

The only thing that really upset me with Kid Rock’s shirt was that the blue field of stars should have been on his upper left chest for proper flag display.
Posted by Gregory Markle on February 02, 2004 at 0234 hrs

That was not a paste. Go to the Drudge Site,

http://www.drudgereport.com/

He has a closeup in the right column. It is a nipple ring of sort. It is a star bit the center is a hole with the nipple poking through.
Posted by on February 02, 2004 at 0406 hrs

Do you know what clinches my opinion that the act was intentional? In Justin Timberlake’s apology, he doesn’t apologize to Janet. If you had just accidentally exposed a woman’s breast to a billion TV viewers, don’t you think that you would apologize to her?
Posted by Owen on February 02, 2004 at 0615 hrs

Well, if you want to know about Mr. Timberlake’s manners, ask Ms. Spears. Who by the way started off this NFL Season with a dance number in which her backup dancers ripped off her pants.

Drudge notwithstanding, I’ve seen Janet Jackson ”act," and I frankly doubt she is capable of intentionally conveying the shock and honor one sees on her face in the photo captures of her big moment in the Super Bowl halftime. The “shock and awe” that the network execs had approved was probably just the pelvic grinding, tasteless lyrics, and a very different intentional partial disrobing into something skimpier but still PG-13.

Last point: As a Houstonian, despite our fair city’s deserved reputation as home of the world’s best strip joints, I hope folks will recognize that the JJ/Timberlake event, and indeed the entire tasteless halftime routine, was not something we’re responsible for.
Posted by Beldar on February 02, 2004 at 0835 hrs

Is it just me or does Janet look like James Brown these days?
Posted by Mad Ogre on February 02, 2004 at 1218 hrs

i have no comment on janets boob, but as far as kid rocks shirt, i am hardly outraged because of the fact that the shirt was not an official flag it was a pullover MADE to LOOK like the flag. I know this because we used to sell them in a store i worked at in college. it is made out of cotton and is made to be worn. its not like he took a flag and cut a hole in it and wore the flag. i would have a problem if he did cut a hole in a flag, but in this case he didn’t and its the same thing if someone bought a shirt with an picture of the american flag on it. its that in this case it was a shirt that was wove to look like the flag.
Posted by on February 02, 2004 at 1256 hrs

It must be just you mad ogre because she’s beautiful.
Posted by on February 02, 2004 at 1436 hrs

I remember when Whitney Houston sang the Star Spangled Banner at the Super Bowl in LA...brought a tear to your eye. Now we get ‘entertainment’ that would embarrass a 3rd-class Las Vegas revue.
The game was great, the commercials average, and the half time show low class.
Posted by on February 02, 2004 at 2135 hrs

You can plainly see in that pic of afterward that the red lace wouldn’t have covered her boob. It looks like it is sewn on the border. So the statement that the lace was suppose to stay is totally a lie.
Posted by on February 03, 2004 at 0250 hrs

You people are hilarious. “I’m so offended I ran to Drudge to see the closeup!” Please. it’s a boob. Get over it. The Super Bowl has always used sex to some extent, the scantily clad cheerleaders, stereotyping themselves at every game don’t bother you, with their asses hanging out of way too tight and too short shorts, but a boob, exposed for half a second gets you jumping out of your seats and screaming for an investigation? Please.
Posted by on February 03, 2004 at 0301 hrs

dear b****ness, i am deeply offended by your name. i mean really, you expect people to take you seriously when you post something under that name? my god, i’m surprised there isn’t a filter set up to get rid of those filthy words.

your name is just that: filthy and degrading to women everywhere.
Posted by on February 03, 2004 at 0308 hrs

Hmm… people are more likely to not take me seriously because I have an aol e-mail address than for calling myself a bitch. And being a male (I’m assuming Tim is a man’s name, correct me if I’m wrong), you have no right to decide what is degrading to women. People need to get over being offended by every little thing they see read or overhear. You have the right to pursue happiness, but not the right to screw me out of mine.
Posted by on February 03, 2004 at 0314 hrs

oh great, just what this country needs, another uppity woman asserting (foisting upon us) her femininity...next thing you know she’ll be extolling the virutes of the temperance movement or something. or trying to vote…

maybe you get off on seeing ms. jackson’s exposed breast, but i sure don’t. it makes me sick to think of how many children saw that flash across the screen. how many children now have that image burned into their brains. it’s just perverse, and janet jackson and justin timberlake should be ashamed of themselves!
Posted by on February 03, 2004 at 0324 hrs

Yup, an uppity woman coming to assert her femininity RIGHT INTO YOUR LIVING ROOM. If you didn’t want to see half naked women, you wouldn’t have watched the half-time show. Historically the half-time show has been all about scantily clad T&A;anyway. This time you saw, for less than a second, a bit more than you expected, and you just about shit your collective pants. It’s ok to objectify women, and teach your children that cheerleaders with their boobs all but hanging out are ok. But God forbid, they actually see a breast, and then it’s dirty. You’re teaching your sons to treat women as objects, and teaching your daughters that their bodies are dirty. Great idea there buddy. Here’s hoping you’re sterile.
Posted by on February 03, 2004 at 0329 hrs

Everybody get over it! It’s a boob for crying out loud. At least she’s not molesting kids like her “sister” Michael.
Posted by on February 03, 2004 at 0331 hrs

I think the act, deliberate or not, was in bad taste. There are ways to protect against such things. However, I do not think that the attention everyone is giving it is just by any means.

If you worry about your kids seeing breasts, I sure hope you never breast fed them, because then they’ve probably had one right in there face. You may argue its a different situation and you’re right, it is, but the idea that you’re condeming people for something that probably was a complete accident is just assinine. And if it wasn’t an accident, you’re playing right into the hands of the execs who put the plan in motion. Any publicity is good publicity.
Posted by on February 03, 2004 at 0342 hrs

Ben said:
Stuff like that makes me wish the liberals were right and Ashcroft really could banish someone to Gitmo for stunts like the one Kid Rock pulled.

I hope “Ben” is first to go. Why do Neo-Nazi facists like him always have to muck up people’s webpages with your dreams of cleansing the planet of people they don’t like? Seriously, keep your Hitler propaganda to yourself.
Posted by on February 03, 2004 at 0342 hrs

I think your all just a bunch of whiners. So what its a tit, oooh its so taboo. Maybe thats why half our society grows up to be perverts because they dont see the nudity.
Posted by on February 03, 2004 at 0435 hrs

If you’ve seen one boob you’ve seen ‘em all.
Anyone who thinks the whole deal wasn’t plnned can buy some more Enron stock or some of my Arizona oceanfront property.
Later ME
Posted by on February 03, 2004 at 0524 hrs

I think all of you people get way to worked up over trival issues. So what there was a boob exposed on tv and there is going to be thisbig investigation. Now that is really worth spending money on when we should take example of euro tv where all nudity is welcome. At least they are not scared of alltle skin. Rather have my kids see a little flesh exposed then all the violence and gore on the us tv shows everyday.
Posted by on February 03, 2004 at 0534 hrs

Better picture of the incident which shows that is is a pastey:
http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/common/imagedata/0,165 8,318029,00.jpg
Posted by on February 03, 2004 at 0549 hrs

how stupid can you get, who cares if kid rock plays with the falg a bit. i wouldn’t care if he plays with the australian one. where does being patriotic get you?

anyway, janet jacksons boob is not really that big a deal.boobs are around all the time, kida see there parents boobs and everyone knows they are there.
Posted by on February 03, 2004 at 0626 hrs

i think some of you americans just get too involved in retarded things, like superbowl and such. you’d get your asses kicked if you played against us with all you pansy padding
Posted by on February 03, 2004 at 0630 hrs

My “tit” is not old or fake. I think the money i spent and the effort I went through makes it real. Please stop commenting on it. Yes Justin and I are in a relationship so there will not be a lawsuit.
Posted by on February 03, 2004 at 0715 hrs

I think everyone commenting on Janet Jackson is right to a certain extent. Yah… American television has been demoted to watching Janet’s boob falling out, Britany Spears and Madonna making out on stage. Just remember… Janet DOES have a cd coming out next month. Good promotion for her, huh? And with Kid Rock… the whole FLAG wearing thing was tacky to an extent, but did everyone miss when he threw it off of him to fall to the ground? Good thing one of his band members caught that. THAT wasnt planned out.
Posted by on February 03, 2004 at 0729 hrs

who cares? honestly? it was a second shot of a boob, big deal...but my children will see it and be corrupted!!!...o my god, if thats the worst thing theyve seen on tv than they havent been watching much, if anyuthing its teaching them about the female anatomy a little ahead of time. while i think the whole halftime show, planned or not, was stupid and a waste of time...the fact that janet jacksons boob was revealed for an instant does not affect me or my life at all for better or worse, it was an exciting well played game thats what matters
Posted by on February 03, 2004 at 0750 hrs

I can’t believe so many people are being tricked by this obvious publicity stunt. Thank you Jules for pointing that out. Obviously that isn’t Janet Jackson that just posted, what kind of stupid dumbass would take on her name? The Britney Spears and Maddona thing was just as planned as the Janet and Justin. You people really need to lighten up. You couldn’t even see the damn nipple cuz that shiny thing, I don’t hear you complaining about one VMA where Lil Kim had one boob covered, the other with a little blue star. As someone jiggled it everone laughed. I would much rather have my children see the Janet Jackson, than the streakers at soccer games. You saw less nudity there than if you went to a concert, a lot of girl lift their tops and expose their titties but no on complains. Just b/c she is Janet doesn’t make her crime any bigger than if I did it. So just shut up and go on with your meaningless lives.
Posted by on February 03, 2004 at 0805 hrs

I just don’t understand Americans.
Every night of the week they fill the airwaves with
nothing but violence, “Cops”, crime shows, news shows
that celebrate and thrive on violence and no one says
squat to complain, and parents let their kids watch it.

But suddenly someone shows a breast and the end of the
world is comming. I’m no proponent of porn but simple
nudity, how can that offend people who celebrate violence,
on each other, on other countries and on their television
every night?
Violence is fine, exposed flesh is not.
How is that different from being a Taliban?

As for the flag thing, stop taking yourselves so damn
serious, It’s one of reasons we all travel to lovely
Cuba.
1. You are not allowed to go.
2. Just to piss you off.
Posted by on February 03, 2004 at 0812 hrs

Jebus people. A. it’s a nipple ring, not a pasty, and a pretty neat one at that, even if it does look a bit uncomfortable. B. Kid Rock is an idiot, we’ve all known that for some time, quit acting surprised when he does stupid things.
Posted by on February 03, 2004 at 0827 hrs

I just have to comment on those of you who keep telling us that we are “obsessing” over a boob or to “get over it.” The only way that you found this post is if you are a regular reader (which few, if any, of you are), or if you searched the web for “Janet Jackson’s Boob.”

And you say that I’m obsessed?
Posted by Owen on February 03, 2004 at 0832 hrs

I would have to agree with you there Bitchness… Kid Rock is an idiot and it was expected of him. Just not at the Superbowl Halftime Show… where 89 Million viewers( including my 4 year boy, who got very upset when he saw Kid Rock throw the flag to the floor). Publicity is all that Janet, Justin, Kid Rock and everyone else that performed wanted. And boy did they get it! The whole boob thing was cheesy, but it worked for Janet. I think the flag thing will hurt Kid Rock though. Thats just my opinion.
Posted by on February 03, 2004 at 0841 hrs

Removed for obscenity.
Posted by Big Jake Dog on February 03, 2004 at 0844 hrs

Removed for obscenity.
Posted by Big Jake Dog on February 03, 2004 at 0904 hrs

It’s hilarious but a bit sad to watch Americans get so worked up about a breast. Or even get worked up over a name like “Bitchness.”

In the scheme of things, it’s nothing. (Personally I think a bit of nudity is a good thing, but even if it were bad, it is not an issue compared to the tens of thousands being killed by unsafe SUV’s, “smart bombs” still scattered across iraq, and other crimes of the military-industrial complex).
Posted by on February 03, 2004 at 0905 hrs

it is so stupid gettin upset over seein her boob look at her brother come on now i think we should allow porn on television!!! n timberlake only did because evryone thinks hes a fag
Posted by on February 03, 2004 at 0922 hrs

What bothers me, is that two teams of young men played the game of their life- The Super Bowl- and all anyone remembers is a middle-aged, aging pop star’s boob flopping around to promote HER new album. If I were the players- I’d be really pi--ed!!!
The point is- we’ve come to expect low-class entertainment from the MTV set. Any shocking act is acceptable to some people. However- this was a sporting event. Something shared by families. Most of us know better- we put the little kids to bed before the MTV awards, the Music awards, etc. This was inappropriate-not obscene.
Posted by on February 03, 2004 at 0923 hrs

I can’t believe I just wasted so much time READING all of this! LOL. Inquiring minds wanna...read what idiots do all day. People will always find something to complain about. Too bad it couldn’t start with something that actually MATTERED! Hello? Look at the world we live in and ask yourself, “Was this the worst thing I saw or heard happened today?” If so, you lead a very sheltered and shallow life than most. The word for the day, “TRIVIAL”. By the way, it was a great game!
Posted by on February 03, 2004 at 0948 hrs

Family show? Not!!!
Posted by on February 03, 2004 at 1007 hrs

hay guys frist of all i am a female. second mya29 yr old daughter has a tounge ring that is identical to the nipple ring that Janet is wearing to hold a metsl starnipple juelry. ouch. check out the middle pic on the report. have fun guys.
Posted by on February 03, 2004 at 1018 hrs

Don’t we have something more important to express our outrage over? How many americans died in Iraq on the day of the Superbowl? Maybe those lives just don’t stack up in the ratings game, but let’s keep things in perspective here....
Posted by on February 03, 2004 at 1025 hrs

I, as a 21 year old married female think it was HOT and a great stunt to get the light off her brother.
Posted by on February 03, 2004 at 1026 hrs

if anyone has a good pic of the super bowls janet jacksons boob send me one at and thanks
Posted by on February 03, 2004 at 1029 hrs

Okay, so millions of people saw a breast. Wow, shocking. I honestly don’t get what everyone is so worked up about. I mean who was it that decided that a woman’s breast (or more specifically the nipple) or a man’s penis is so taboo. It’s just another part of the human anatomy. Why not the belly button, elbow, or knee??? Why is a breast such an offensive thing to see?
It seems to me that there are a lot worse things on TV that parents allow their kids to watch everyday. I see far more revealing outfits on women at every awards show that’s broadcast on TV, yet, this icident sends everyone into a crazed uproar.
I think it’s crazy.
Posted by on February 03, 2004 at 1030 hrs

To heck with the breast and the flag!! How about those commercials???
Posted by on February 03, 2004 at 1101 hrs

yeah, that is definitely a nipple ring. what i don’t get is how she & justin say that she had a wardrobe malfunction and only her red bra was suppose to be revealed. well, in all my years of wearing bras, i’ve never had one side just ‘rip off.’ where is the other half of her bra in the after pic? i agree that she is taking some of the media scutiny off her brother and onto herself!
Posted by on February 03, 2004 at 1132 hrs

In any other country in the western world this would not be news. It’s a breast people! Who cares? I watched the half-time show and I didn’t even register that anything unusual had happened. My kids were in the room and they didn’t notice either. This puritanical mindset that there is something obscene about any part of the human body is anachronistic and puerile.
Posted by Cowboyx on February 03, 2004 at 1133 hrs

In any other country in the western world this would not be news. It’s a breast people! Who cares? I watched the half-time show and I didn’t even register that anything unusual had happened. My kids were in the room and they didn’t notice either. This puritanical mindset that there is something obscene about any part of the human body is anachronistic and puerile.
Posted by Cowboy X on February 03, 2004 at 1134 hrs

Well, for all of you, “what does it matter” type people, the little boob stunt violates the law. The only people that would approve such an act, either have no morals or no self respect for themselves or others. “It’s only a boob.” Not everyone likes to see naked women. It would be like me preaching religion, something you don’t believe, during a program you think religion would be irrelavent. The same applies on our end of the stick. They have special websites for you deprived, sick, twisted people. What happened was wrong. And to subject, not only children, but those of us that have morals was unacceptable. Yes, the Super Bowl is geared around sex, but not obvious enough for small children. Nudity is so much more obvious, wouldn’t you say? For those that had to bring Iraq into this, not only are you a fool and unsupportive anti-american, but a poor excuse for a debater. This whole argument is centered around the Super Bowl, and the effects of the publicity stunt. Any further arguments can be addressed to the following, or .
Posted by on February 03, 2004 at 1152 hrs

Personally I don’t have a problem with breasts. I don’t have a problem with pierced nipples. And the nipple brooch (who knew!) was interesting.

What I do have a problem with is the context of the baring and the song. Its called sexual assault son and you’re going to jail.
Posted by on February 03, 2004 at 1201 hrs

Why the hell does everyone care so much? OK, her breasts were hanging out, so what?

Only in America, can we have the hardest of hardcore porn, and all around sexuality everywhere (lots of times, readily accessible, and in the line of view of children), and be so shocked, and disgusted by...........just a breast hanging out, for a few seconds.

You see, we go on and on and on about subjective, narrow-minded things like “morals”, “taste”, etc.

Listen, it was done, for just this purpose. All I’ve been hearing for the past 2 days is this. This is what MTV, Jackson, and everyone involved wanted. They knew shit would hit the fan. Attacking prudish, yet “can’t-look-away-rubber-neck” America, was a perfect publicity stunt. They pick their victims wisely.

Don’t give them publicity for something as stupid and meaningless as public nudity.

I’m happy though, MTV never being involved with the halftime show ever again, my provide me with something I may want to watch. Right now, all they provide is shallow, trash music, that doesn’t appeal to me at all.
Posted by on February 03, 2004 at 1212 hrs

Grow up ppl. It’s only a boob. If kids don’t see it on during the super bowl, they will see it somewhere else. There are more things in this world that deserve this much publicity then some boob stunt.
Posted by on February 03, 2004 at 1212 hrs

I liked it
Posted by on February 03, 2004 at 1221 hrs

Oh my God, who cares!!!? She didn’t spread her legs, she just flashed a breast. What a bunch of uptight idiots. No kid in the world would care about this if their stupid parents didn’t express such faux outrage. And please, every guy in the world was secretly psyched to see this. Go to Europe and flip on the TV - you’ll see bare breasts in their commercials, oooooooooh!
Posted by JPX on February 03, 2004 at 1250 hrs

this sort of thing should not happen but it did so what are we going to do about, nothing you know why because we live for chaos. By the way thanks miss jackson for this chaos. taking our minds of iraq.
Posted by on February 03, 2004 at 1251 hrs

I think her breast looked like a sand dollar--just funny.
Posted by on February 03, 2004 at 1253 hrs

Sorry, Owen, you’re wrong. I didn’t do a search for Janet’s boob. I was sent a link here by a friend of mine, who probably did do that search. I found your site unbelievably funny, and your outrage ridiculous, so I had to comment. The game was crappy this year, there has to be something to talk about, why not Janet’s boob?The jewelry was cool, and I’m betting I’ll be able to pick one up at Hot Topic within the week. Oh, and for God’s sake, if you have never seen a boob, or are incredibly offended by the female breast because it is an affront to your God, I think I said it before, here’s hoping you don’t procreate.
Posted by on February 03, 2004 at 1256 hrs

I don’t see anything wrong with the Half Time Show. Where Janet Jackson and Justin Timblake peformed. I think it was part of the acted and something went wrong. IT is not that important the way people are making out of it. Just a simple mistake. And I don’t think MTV should loose there spot at the Super Bowl Half Time Show.
Posted by on February 03, 2004 at 1314 hrs

WOW.............
People are nuts.
Im still chuckling about Owens “ You must have typed in “Janet Jacksons boob” and you call me obsessed” line. LOL.
Yes, it was in poor taste.
Yes, it was probebly on purpose.
No, it ain’t a big deal. Who wants to see James Browns breast anyways. I do wish people would just let these silly stunts happen without making a big deal out of them cause thats exactly why they continue happening.
I also think some people here displayed such a fear of the human body that they can not be very happy being contained in one. Poor folks who feel like that should be pitied for their irrational insecuritys, AAAHH OHH MY EYES!!!! I SAW A BARE UPPER TORSO, I need to pluck them out. Grow the hell up would you, please.
Daris, I don’t think it violates the law. There was after all NO nudity by definition. The nipple was covered. Though I have some understanding and sympathy to your view, I do think you blew it way out of proportion in an offensive way. You called me “deprived, sick, twisted and moraless” because I enjoy seeing nude women. That shows your own sickness, denying part of what makes us human because of your own fears and insecurities and dressing it up as superior morallity. You are twisted and deprived of commen sense. I think the feminine form is beautiful and not nesicerily only in a sexual context. I just got rid of a Picasso, it was a nude but there is nothing sexual or perverse about this specific one [though Picassso has some nudes I seriously don’t like].
Hey Bitchness, good name, good attitude.
Posted by on February 03, 2004 at 1318 hrs

Who ever has anything smart to say about Janet’s breast need to get over it. “There were kids watching the show, that was innaproriate”. Yet, the same parents complaining probably allow their kids to watch MTV and BET which shows almost just as much. Even the Simpsons talk about sex. A kid is not gonna remember a 2 second clip of someone’s breast, then again since people want to bitch and carry it on it will be talked about and discust in schools and they will remember it. GOOD JOB PEOPLE. Janet I still love you!
Posted by on February 03, 2004 at 1320 hrs

Who ever has anything smart to say about Janet’s breast need to get over it. “There were kids watching the show, that was innaproriate”. Yet, the same parents complaining probably allow their kids to watch MTV and BET which shows almost just as much. Even the Simpsons talk about sex. A kid is not gonna remember a 2 second clip of someone’s breast, then again since people want to bitch and carry it on it will be talked about and discust in schools and they will remember it. GOOD JOB PEOPLE. Janet I still love you!
Posted by on February 03, 2004 at 1320 hrs

Right on, Jay! I worry about the person who is “so offended” by nudity. I mean, focus your energy on pedophile priests or something that actually matters, sheeesh!
Posted by on February 03, 2004 at 1324 hrs

More boobage and nudity is shown in an Abercrombie and Fitch catalog… and that’s targetted and sold to kids more so than the Superbowl. If you really have an issue with Janet’s exposure, take a closer look at your kids and the current fashions they wear. You people actually let them out of the house looking like that?
Posted by on February 03, 2004 at 1326 hrs

Thanks Jay, I’m rather fond of both my name and my attitude myself.
Posted by on February 03, 2004 at 1329 hrs

It’s not that I am offended by nudity. I was offended by the forum. There’s a time and place for everything folks. If I want to see Janet’s boob, I’ll dig up her Playboy portfolio. I, and the rest of the audience, was watching the Super Bowl to see the game, the commercials, and an entertaining half-time show. The fact that the performers feel a need to expose themselves, grab their genitals, and mimic sex on stage points more to their lack of talent than my tastes.

There comes a point when we should put a stop to the coarsening of our culture. Call me what you will, but I for one am not willing to accept naked people in during prime time television. I don’t have anything against naked folks, but there should be some areas in our lives where we can go and people be clothed, and speak correctly, and respect one another.

As for the argument that we should be worried about bigger issues - we are. Take a look around the rest of this site. We concern ourselves with big and small issues from around the globe. Just because you have only read this post doesn’t mean that that’s all we write about. Crawl out of your shells and explore a little. You might actually discover a world beyond your nose.
Posted by Owen on February 03, 2004 at 1332 hrs

Wait - that was Latoya in Playboy. Whatever
Posted by Owen on February 03, 2004 at 1345 hrs

Ok… I NEVER post messages on these things ever..but after reading everyones posts I had to reply on the immaturity in some peoples posts… and NO im not talking about the people saying its not a big deal.. im talking about the people screaming for justice because their children saw a nipple that was exposed to under 3 seconds… serouisly.. do you people not think that your children has ever switched to a channel and seen BARE BREASTS? Every televsion network uses sex to sell.. how is this any different from the past? did people start screaming justice when britney spears and madonna locked lips? no… so quit trying to find reasons to cause havoc. breasts have been a part of life since the beginning of time. kids have had to listen to their parents have sex and only now, when a celebritys breast is revealed do they start raving about their poor childs mind… after all these arrguments saying it was un-civil and embarrassing to everyone… people quit trying to find reasons to fight, i switch on the tv the next day and i see a program on breast implants. wheres the screaming, raving mad parents saying this is wrong and their childs minds are stained.. so give me and everyone else a break, grow up to all you people saying justice should be served…
Posted by on February 03, 2004 at 1417 hrs

For all of you “get over it” and “it’s only a breast” people, if I wanted to see nudity I would have watched something else. You’re right, it’s no big deal, so keep it under wraps. They have and had no right whatsoever to push their brand of morals on me or my kids. You are right, you can see much worse if you choose. I did not choose, they made the choice for me. For that, I am deeply offended. I hope the FCC fines them to the stone age.
Posted by on February 03, 2004 at 1431 hrs

Just Like Everyone Else… I AM OUTRAGED!

I was outraged… That my girlfriend doesn’t have TWO breasts that look THAT good - let alone one.

I was outraged… I’ve had to wait over two decades just to see ONE of Janet’s breasts.

I was outraged… Some of the WOMEN drooled on the potato chips after the “performance”.

I was outraged… The screen of my TV is going out and I didn’t get a clear view of Janet’s breast.

I was outraged… I can’t believe Justine only exposed one of Janet’s breasts - I thought he had quicker hands than that.

I was outraged… Why didn’t they bring Madonna, Britney, and Christina on stage WITH Janet?

I am outraged… I purposely flaunt both of my nipples and no one notices me.

I am outraged… Everyone else has a picture of Janet’s boob except me. Where can I get mine?

I am outraged… I wish I was Justine. (Or even better: Jermaine Dupree)

I am outraged… The media keeps blurring out Janet’s breast and I can’t get a “good” recording.

I am outraged… Because I heard outrageousness was good for my libido.

I will be outraged… I know that I will have to see more pictures of FCC Chairman, Michael Powell’s head than I will get to see of Janet’s breast.

I will be outraged… I know there will be price-gouging sun-shaped nipple rings. Get ‘em early! (And you thought you could only be “pimped” at the gas pump.)

I will be outraged… If I’m “fooled” into downloading a mpg of the streaker instead of an mpg of Janet.

I’m outraged also because… I should be I guess… BAAAA… BAAAA… BAAAA....

By the way… The Flag comes in various forms: a bowl, an air freshener, as hot pants, as a swim suit, as a pencil, ON T-shirts, as a t shirt, as a scarf, as a bandana, a license plate, a screen saver… etc, etc, etc. Open your eyes and wear your flag proudly!
Posted by on February 03, 2004 at 1439 hrs

Oh please, Brandon, you’re such a wuss! You state, “They had no right to push their brand of morals on me”? I mean, to be irate over something so absolutely unimportant. I can’t imagine what the color of the sky in your world is! I mean, you must be one of those types who is just morally outraged all day long. It must be so tiring to be so easily offended all the time. If something as trivial as this raises your ire, what do you do when someone swears, shatter like a wall of glass? Please, grow some balls and stop being so uber-sensitive!
Posted by on February 03, 2004 at 1449 hrs

none of this at all was a big deal. you parents who are all like “MY CHILD!” give me a break… im 15 and went to private schools all my life, and kids who have parents like that are the ones who end up being geeky and party kids in highschool and college. ive seen it happen again and again. i cant believe that you parents are making a big deal about this! this is janet jackson! what did u expect? she wears slutty lingerie, but you still let them watch it!?!? heres the bottom line, you parents need to shut the hell up… do you want your child to be the one made fun of at school for having an overprotective parent who went all psycobitch after Janet Jacksons breast popped out.
Posted by on February 03, 2004 at 1449 hrs

For someone who really hates seeing boobs, this guy sure went out of his way to get as many pictures and info about it as he could and I bet he’s not finished yet.

Have you thought about about joining Jan LaRue and her Concerned Women for America?

Tip: She might not appreciate all the “research you’ve done on a single boob.”
Posted by on February 03, 2004 at 1452 hrs

God forbid we should see a breast on TV. All you whiners who think that was wrong or a “travesty” need to have your heads examined! What a bunch of prudes!! If you are worried about your kids then keep them off free sites like catlist.com because even though it shows sex in all its glorious forms that is real freaky and free to all internet users. A one second flash of Janets boob is not enough to waste how many millions in tax payer dollars that should be spent on keeping our kids educated and healthy. So they saw a boob! My kids and I had a good laugh over it just like the commercials. Its not like they had sex on stage! All you prudes need to get over yourselves!! FREE JANETS BOOB (again)!!!
Posted by on February 03, 2004 at 1455 hrs

I can’t think of a more boring combination: football and Janet Jackson’s saggy boob!

Get a life you losers!
Posted by on February 03, 2004 at 1459 hrs

Hey Brandon, it turns out that there are people who agree with you! Are you 80 years old?

“Their sentiments were no doubt much like those of M.B. Ellis, 78, owner of a small publishing house in Mobile, Ala., who wrote in a letter to USA TODAY’s Sports section: “What a depressing display of filth, obscenity, cruelty, and just plain stupidity! What ever happened to dignity and good taste in this country?”
Posted by on February 03, 2004 at 1508 hrs

It’s funny to watch two groups of people take something as cut and dry as this to bring up their hatred for each other. This is why it was wrong. Showing a boob on network TV in America is Illegal!!! That’s the way it is. If you don’t agree with the law, change it. Until then you have to abide by it. She should be fined to the Stone Age; CBS should be fined to the Stone Age. If they had stated that the half time show might contain nudity, then they would be in the clear. They didn’t. They broke the law, because their pockets are deep enough to take the fine. Especially if it means that Janet gets higher record sales, and CBS attracts the younger audience they have been trying so hard to do. As a nation, we can�t just get over it. They showed contempt for the law. And by the way, I did find this page by searching for exactly “Janet Jackson’s Boob”. Which actually wasn’t that impressive. Finally, Kid Rock did nothing wrong. He went out of his way to make sure that the flag never touched the ground. If you have a t-shirt with an American flag printed on it, I doubt you can say the same.
Posted by on February 03, 2004 at 1526 hrs

All right, all of you are getting worked up about a stupid little thing. Yes Justin and Janet should be punished. but sum of u guys are going on and on....honestly, who cares? if u do, then u should go get a job or something. geez, society today is terrible
Posted by on February 03, 2004 at 1549 hrs

I think all you folks who think Janet’s 1/2 time show was perfectly acceptable behavior to broadcast during a family sporting event, and who are telling those of us still trying to maintain some semblence of decency in our homes to “get over it” - should get over the fact that in this country it is still illegal to act that way. The FCC should fine them all to kingdom come. And no - I don’t like the overly sex oriented marketing that the NFL has been using either. Twins! Puhlease . . . grow up already. The sad fact is these things work and get them the attention and $ they want. Time to throw out the TV.
Posted by on February 03, 2004 at 1555 hrs

I don’t think there was anything wrong with what kid rock wore. He wasn’t trying to be anti-american. I don’t think what he wore was any different than someone wearing a tshirt with a flag ON it. That particular shirt was made for him to preform in, not to fly up on a pole somewhere. If it were an actual flag at one time then fine. But i went to his concert a few nights before the superbowl and the last thing kid rock is is anti-american. you’re lucky it wasn’t the confederate flag he was wearing.
Posted by on February 03, 2004 at 1602 hrs

The entire thing was disgusting. I’ve had 8th graders talking about nothing else since Monday morning. Today, of course, the pictures of Janet’s boob was making the rounds of the classrooms. Is it any wonder these kids are sexualized at such a young age and babies are having sex WAY before they are ready? It’s bad enough when it’s on MTV- now it’s pervading FAMILY entertainment. Call in the FCC!
Posted by on February 03, 2004 at 1608 hrs

I’m Italian. In our television we dedicated just 10 seconds to Janet’s boob, but now we’re spending very long time laughing for the scandal you Americans want to create about it.
We see boobs everyday on TV, at every hour of the day, but still we don’t have so many sexual crimes as you. Do you still think a breast exposed can hurt your children so bad?So, since we know you’re the most powerful country of the world, you’re expected to solve problems more important than this.
Sorry for my english, I don’t think you can speak Italian better!!!
Posted by on February 03, 2004 at 1614 hrs

I can’t believe everyone is freaking out so much about this. Lil’ Kim showed her boob on purpose at an awards show at 8 pm and she didn’t get in trouble and it was a lot longer than a 3 second shot. You men cannot tell me that you don’t turn on the game only for the football. I hosted a bowl party for 53 men and they all drooled when Beyonce and any shot of any cheerleaders came on. A boob is not going to kill ya whether your 5 or 75. It was a 3 second bleary shot that the camera cut away from the minute it figured out what it was taping. Yet noone seems to mind that there was a fully naked man streaking across the field right after that the camera stayed on and the announcers even made jokes about after. It’s ok to see a fully naked man, (and football player naked from the waist up) but god forbid!!! a blurry nipple!!! Any other program in that time slot shows just as much nudity or sexuality. If you don’t like it for your kids, their’s Nikelodeon, Disney Channel, PBS, get the point? Plus half time was at 8:30 on a Sunday night, you don’t like it, put your kids to bed for school in the morning.
Posted by on February 03, 2004 at 1615 hrs

wat i don’t understand is that if it were an accident… WHY WOULD SOMEONE’s OUTFIT FOR A PERFORMANCE BE MADE SO THAT CERTAIN ATTACHMENT, SUCH AS THE BOOB CUP, BE TORN OFF EXACTLY? eerrrrr… but i unno, what’s done is done. WHAT A BIIGGGGGIE
Posted by stan on February 03, 2004 at 1646 hrs

!!go italian guy!! kids will see it someday, is it realy that forbidden to see a boob? come on! are we supposed to be ashamed, or supposed to look away? religion in america is so messed up that its shameful to have sex, we have reproductive systems so why cant teens use them? if u teach ur kid to look away and be embarassed he wont be comfortable with his own body,why would we want to do that?
not having sex before u get married is not a rule and not supposed to be. why do we preach it? it’s pointless,hormones happen so why try and stop it?
Posted by on February 03, 2004 at 1654 hrs

"Oh please, Brandon, you’re such a wuss!”

JPX: Brilliant. Can’t form the requisite thought process to come up with anything better than that? I bet you spend your days asking “Do you want fries with that order?” If I want to swear I will. Doesn’t make me better or worse than anyone else. And if I want to see nudity, I know where to go. There is a time and a place for everything. Prime time TV is not the place for nudity. There are thousands of cable channels and the Internet to peddle smut. The rest of us who don’t want such trash should at least have broadcast TV where that garbage is not tolerated.
Posted by on February 03, 2004 at 1705 hrs

I Love Janet Jacksons Boob
Posted by on February 03, 2004 at 1710 hrs

I suppose the next time I make a tongue in cheek comment (or even an idle, non-serious daydream), I’ll have to put a disclaimer, for “Joseph“‘s benefit. I suppose he went on a crusade against Swift’s A Modest Proposal after reading that, as well.
Posted by Ben on February 03, 2004 at 1716 hrs

What a great BOOB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Peace
Posted by on February 03, 2004 at 1723 hrs

Whatever people. Boobs are great! Kids see worse things at school all the time. Get over it!
Posted by on February 03, 2004 at 1751 hrs

I just don’t understand Americans.
Every night of the week they fill the airwaves with nothing but violence, “Cops”, crime shows, news shows that celebrate and thrive on violence and no one says squat to complain, and parents let their kids watch it.

I am american.....and well I agree.

I for one have never watched foriegn TV, and I am sure that alot of what sucks on everyones TV could somehow be traced back to the crap here. but nevermind that.

the janet jackson thing, if intentional, was low. if it wasn’t then it sucks for her, I personally don’t care, I didn’t watch the superbowl (i saw the commercials that morning on the news, and they sucked). my kids are not going to be effected by a mistake, the fact that it was shown as a mistake on TV in my opinion makes it one to children,psycologicly doing to our kids exactly what all the non-boob-showing censor freaks would like. now lets turn on baywatch and wrestling and see how screwed up they are now, I’ll stick with my TLC and DISCOVERY channel thank you, at least some marketing goes into teaching people.

um.....yeah, sex sells no matter where you are, and in saying that lets everybody slap yourself and 1 other person for the “one” time in our lives being sold by it.
Posted by on February 03, 2004 at 1757 hrs

It is very discouraging to me that people are more concerned about seeing a breast than 2 women kissing on televsion. In case anyone hasn’t watched tv lately - there are commericals for victoria secrets that show just about as much boob as janet did. I don’t know about you, but I would rather my children see a bare breast for a half a second than to see a teen idol like Britney Spears tongue down another woman!
Posted by on February 03, 2004 at 1807 hrs

i love her boob. great game also. america , you need to get real and lighten up. cbs soap operas are more nasty. the other day they shocked a stripper on her pole